AM Best Assigns Issue Credit Rating to Liberty Mutual Group Inc.’s New Senior Unsecured Notes
- October 06, 2025 11:51 AM (EDT)
//BestWire// - AM Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of “bbb” (Good) to the EUR 750 million, 3.875% senior unsecured notes, due 2035, issued by Liberty Mutual Group Inc. (LMGI) (Boston, MA). The notes are guaranteed by Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and LMHC Massachusetts Holdings, Inc. The outlook assigned to the Credit Rating (rating) is stable.
Inclusive of these issued senior unsecured notes, AM Best expects financial leverage and coverage measures to remain within the tolerance of the assigned Long-Term IR. Proceeds from the offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of LMGI’s outstanding EUR 750 million, 2.75% senior unsecured notes, due 2026.
LMGI’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb” (Good) and existing Long-Term IRs, as well as the ratings of its operating insurance subsidiaries, are unchanged.
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